The World Food Problem: Nineteen Fifty to Nineteen Eighty

Library Journal

Grigg's well-researched analysis of the world food problem does not offer any easy solutions to the problems of hunger. What the author does, very effectively, is to show what has happened in the past 30 years and to infer what lessons might be learned that could be of help in the future. He discusses the growth of both food output and arable land in general and in the context of the specific conditions (population pressure, economic conditions, etc.) in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. A short history of world hunger and chapters on population, poverty, and the contributions of trade and food aid round out this valuable resource. Recommended for academic and large public libraries. Ken Phifer, Montgomery Cty. Dept. of Public Libs, Rockville, Md.